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James Scripps Booth was the eldest son of George Gough Booth and Ellen Warren Scripps, founders of the Cranbrook Educational Community. He was an artist, and self-taught engineer, car designer, and automotive industrialist.
Booth's first vehicle project was the unique Bi-Autogo, which had a wheel in front and in the rear, like a motorcycle, but also smaller wheels on each side for stability when stopped. It was powered by a big V8 engine cooled by 450 feet of copper tubing. Only one was built.
A two-seater 'cycle car' was Booth's next project and it would have a short but successful production run. In 1915 production of the first Scripps-Booth car began. Designated the Model C, it was designed by William Stout (who later created the Stout Scarab). The car had a unique 'step-down' configuration that placed the floor below the chassis frame, a design not widely used in the industry until 30 years later. It was powered by a 20-horsepower Sterling engine.
In 1917 the Chevrolet Motor Company took over Scripps-Booth, and in 1918 both companies became part of General Motors. Scripps-Booth production reached new highs under GM ownership during 1919-1920 but would cease by 1923.
This Model C is owned by James Scripps Booth's grandson and his wife.
Booth's first vehicle project was the unique Bi-Autogo, which had a wheel in front and in the rear, like a motorcycle, but also smaller wheels on each side for stability when stopped. It was powered by a big V8 engine cooled by 450 feet of copper tubing. Only one was built.
A two-seater 'cycle car' was Booth's next project and it would have a short but successful production run. In 1915 production of the first Scripps-Booth car began. Designated the Model C, it was designed by William Stout (who later created the Stout Scarab). The car had a unique 'step-down' configuration that placed the floor below the chassis frame, a design not widely used in the industry until 30 years later. It was powered by a 20-horsepower Sterling engine.
In 1917 the Chevrolet Motor Company took over Scripps-Booth, and in 1918 both companies became part of General Motors. Scripps-Booth production reached new highs under GM ownership during 1919-1920 but would cease by 1923.
This Model C is owned by James Scripps Booth's grandson and his wife.
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